A comprehensive new state report reveals that 219 Illinois women died while pregnant or within one year of pregnancy during 2021-2022, with Black women facing mortality rates more than double those of White women and substance use disorders emerging as the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths. The Illinois Department of […]
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois November 26, 2025 Article Summary Following the ICC’s approval of a $73 million rate increase for Ameren, the company’s residential customers can expect to see an average $3.65 increase on their monthly bills starting in January. This compares to $4.25 a month for customers […]
More than half of all U.S. homes — 53 percent — are worth less today than they were a year ago, according to new data from Zillow. As of October 2025, the majority of properties have seen their Zestimate — Zillow’s automated home valuation tool — drop below levels recorded […]
A federal judge has halted the Internal Revenue Service’s practice of sharing confidential taxpayer address information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ruling that the data-sharing policy violates federal privacy laws and was implemented unlawfully. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a on November 21, granting an injunction in the case Center […]
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal indictments against both former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan—a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience—was unlawfully appointed in violation of federal law and the Constitution’s Appointments Clause. Senior U.S. District […]
The Trump administration has unveiled a new rule that would dramatically reduce federal protections for millions of acres of wetlands and streams across the United States. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the proposal on November 17, positioning it as a regulatory victory that will “cut red tape and provide predictability” […]
A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to patrol Washington, D.C., violates federal law and illegally infringes on the District’s authority to govern itself. U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary […]
A major milestone in connecting east-central Illinois communities is underway as construction begins this month on the next segment of the Kickapoo Rail Trail, a 3.6-mile stretch linking St. Joseph to Ogden. The Champaign County Forest Preserve District announced the project will mark progress toward completing the 24.5-mile multi-use trail […]
Nearly 82 million Americans are projected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday period this year, setting a new record for the nation’s busiest travel holiday, according to AAA’s latest forecast. The seven-day travel period from Tuesday, November 25 through Monday, December 1 will see 81.8 million people journey at least […]
A study published in Science Advances has found that children exposed to recommended levels of fluoride in drinking water show better cognitive performance in adolescence, contradicting recent concerns about fluoride’s potential neurodevelopmental risks. The research, led by Dr. John Robert Warren from the University of Minnesota, analyzed data from nearly 27,000 Americans tracked from […]
